栗金団

栗金団

Japanese

Kanji in this term
栗	金	団
くり Jinmeiyō	きん Grade: 1	とん Grade: 5

Noun

栗金団 (hiragana くりきんとん, rōmaji kurikinton)

1. A confection made from boiled, mashed sweet potatoes, mixed with sweetened chestnuts
   • 2015 March 2, “‘Kurikinton’ to ieba, dotchi? [Which one is ‘kurikinton’?]”, in J-Town Net‎:

     「栗金団 (くりきんとん)」という漢 (かん)字 (じ)が当 (あ)てられ、金 (きん)の団 (だん)子 (ご)とか金 (きん)の布 (ふ)団 (とん)という意 (い)味 (み)がある。商売繁盛 (しょうばいはんじょう)・金 (きん)運 (うん)・財運 (ざいうん)をもたらすとして、正月 (しょうがつ)のおせち料 (りょう)理 (り)の定 (てい)番 (ばん)である。

     “Kurikinton” to iu kanji ga aterare, kin no dango toka kin no futon to iu imi ga aru. shōbaihanjō kin'un zaiun o motarasu to shite, shōgatsu no osechi ryōri no teiban dearu.

     Written as “栗金団” (kurikinton), this word seems to mean “gold dumpling” or “gold quilt”. Associated with prosperity, wealth, and good fortune, it is a staple of New Year osechi cuisine.

See also

• 栗 (くり)きんとん (kurikinton, “chestnut confection”)
• 金 (きん)団 (とん) (kinton, “sweet potato confection”)
• 栗 (くり) (kuri, “chestnut”)
• 金 (きん) (kin, “gold”)